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These Guys Get by on
2 Hours of Sleep a Day

New Study

Apr 21, 2023 10:39 AM CDT

These Guys Get by on 2 Hours of Sleep a Day

Researchers matched northern elephant seal brain waves with diving patterns to monitor how they sleep

(Newser) - If you're still drinking coffee and blinking sleep out of your eyes, you might feel sympathy for the northern elephant seal. NPR reports that in a newly-published study, researchers found the huge mammals—known for the way the males' noses resemble elephant trunks—sleep less than just about any...

Elephant Seals: Surprising
Masters of 'Space and Time'

new study

Feb 28, 2022 1:04 PM CST

Elephant Seals: Surprising Masters of 'Space and Time'

Researchers are impressed by their navigational skills

(Newser) - It may not be the first impression you get from looking at an elephant seal, but the creatures have what scientists describe as an uncanny "perception of space and time." The discovery is detailed in a new study in Current Biology . Researchers were trying to get a handle...

Man Says He Shot Elephant Seal at Drunk Buddy's Request

After 'Grotesque Test' Kills
Elephant Seal, Prison Time

Apr 14, 2021 9:40 AM CDT

After 'Grotesque Test' Kills Elephant Seal, Prison Time

Jordan Gerbich gets 3 months behind bars after he says drunk pal asked him to shoot marine creature

(Newser) - A man will spend three months in prison for shooting an elephant seal in the head . Jordan Gerbich pleaded guilty to one count of illegally taking a marine mammal in December, more than a year after prosecutors said he shot an elephant seal in the head with a .45 caliber...

Man Faces Prison Time
for Killing Elephant Seal

Dec 24, 2020 8:23 AM CST

Man Faces Prison Time for Killing Elephant Seal

Jordan Gerbich shot protected animal on California beach

(Newser) - A man who went to an elephant seal viewing area in California and killed one of the protected animals with a handgun could get up to a year in prison. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Jordan Gerbich, who now lives in Utah, has pleaded guilty to taking a marine mammal, NBC reports....

Seals Took Over a California Beach During the Shutdown

This Might Be the Strangest
Consequence of Shutdown

Jan 31, 2019 11:41 AM CST

This Might Be the Strangest Consequence of Shutdown

Seals take over beach in Northern California

(Newser) - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular tourist area, an official said. Now they're not going anywhere. About 60 adult seals that gave birth to 35...

Determined Seal
Snarls Highway Traffic

Dec 29, 2015 1:00 AM CST

Determined Seal Snarls Highway Traffic

Elephant seal kept trying to cross Calif. Highway 37

(Newser) - Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials worked Monday to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, snarling traffic in the area. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Andrew Barclay says callers first reported the 500-pound mammal was trying to climb the...

Seals Plunge for Climate Data

Aug 17, 2008 1:29 PM CDT

Seals Plunge for Climate Data

Scientists use deep-diving creatures for Antarctic research

(Newser) - Giant seals living in the chilly waters of Antarctica are helping researchers gather important data on climate change, reports Popular Mechanics. The elephant seals, tagged with hat-like sensors, make frequent dives deep into the Southern Ocean and surface with valuable details about water temperature and salinity. The dense waters of...

Fishermen Shoot Sea Lions
in Battle Over Salmon

May 5, 2008 11:43 AM CDT

Fishermen Shoot Sea Lions in Battle Over Salmon

Feds suspend trapping as they investigate killings

(Newser) - Six federally protected sea lions were shot to death along the Columbia River in Washington yesterday as they lay in traps set to move them to another region, AP reports. Three elephant seals were killed the previous day in California. All were apparently the victims of a battle between fishermen...